Author(s)

Laura M. Bessone, Enrique Fernández Bodereau, Gabriela Cabanillas, Alejandro Dominguez

Department of Clinical Prosthodontics, Dental School, National University of Cordoba, Córdoba, Argentina.
Materials and Technology Department, FCEFyN, National University of Cordoba, Córdoba, Argentina.

The main objective of this study was to compare the results obtained with both virtual and experimental research methods, when the biomechanical behavior of teeth restored with esthetic posts was investigated. The finite element method was used to develop models of healthy maxillary canines and maxillary canines restored with definitive crowns and glass-fiber posts, quartzfiber posts, and titanium posts. Stress distribution was observed when external loads were applied. Load was applied in-vitro to analyse the fracture resistance of 48 maxillary canines restored in the same way as it was considered in the virtual method. The analysis of results using the finite element method led to the conclusion that restored teeth, in which the elastic modulus of the post was similar to that of the dentine and the material of the core had the best biomechanical performance. The experimental study validated the virtual analysis.

Compressive Strength; Glass Fiber Posts; Quartz Fiber Posts; Finite Element Method

Bessone, L. , Bodereau, E. , Cabanillas, G. and Dominguez, A. (2014) Analysis of Biomechanical Behaviour of Anterior Teeth Using Two Different Methods: Finite Element Method and Experimental Tests. Engineering, 6, 148-158. doi: 10.4236/eng.2014.63018.